Research Associate-term

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

**Date Posted**:02/14/2023
**Req ID**:29641
**Faculty/Division**: Faculty of Arts & Science
**Department**: Cell and Systems Biology
**Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

**Description**:
The Research Associate is expected to independently carry out and conduct a grant-funded research project investigating the role of pcdh15 in photoreceptor development and function in a pre-clinical zebrafish model of Usher Syndrome 1F. The project requires performing experiments in zebrafish using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing and transgenesis, immunohistochemical and transcriptomic analyses of retinal tissue, and assessment of retinal function in larval and adult zebrafish using electroretinogram (ERG) recordings.

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**:
Education - PhD in Developmental Genetics

Experience - Demonstrated postdoctoral experience of at least 4 years using zebrafish as a model system to investigate the molecular genetic mechanisms of retinal development and degeneration, especially related to experimental modeling of retinitis pigmentosa diseases. Demonstrated experience in molecular cloning, zebrafish embryo microinjection, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, transcriptome analyses, histology, confocal microscopy, and electroretinogram (ERG) recordings in zebrafish larvae and adults.

Skills - Demonstrated experience in using bioinformatics to analyze DNA and protein sequences (e.g., ENSEMBL, NCBI, UniProt, gnomAD, ClinVar, etc.). Excellent skills in verbal and written communication with demonstrated experience in publishing research in high quality academic journals, presenting at academic conferences, and successfully contributing to external research grants.

Ohters - Demonstrated experience working in a collaborative research environment and successfully mentoring undergraduate and graduate students.

**Closing Date**:03/31/2023,11:59PM ET
**Employee Group**: Research Associate
**Appointment Type**: Grant - Term
**Schedule**: Full-Time
**Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone**:R01 -- Research Associates (Limited Term): $47,287 - $88,663
**Job Category**: Research Administration & Teaching

**Diversity Statement**

**Accessibility Statement**

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: $47,287.00-$88,663.00 per year

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Toronto, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Expected start date: 2023-05-01

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